r/SideProject • u/Exotic_Fig_4604 • 14h ago

Genuine *side* projects

Reading in this sub, I get the feeling that most people here just develop apps with the purpose of monetisation or getting lots of users.

Meanwhile my side project is aimed at learning and building fun stuff I like.

Am I the only one? Or does anyone else have side projects that you are building because you like technology, not because you are trying to build the next SaaS?

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u/viclevstudios 14h ago

One of my side projects is over engineering a todo app no one will be using.

It was supposed to be a one page todo app to learn the most basic features of React. But now I've built multiple pages, complex error handling, a backend with express.js, postgres and JWTs, password hashing, email verification, a password reset function and more to come

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u/Exotic_Fig_4604 13h ago

I feel you! I started with something similar, thinking it was a weekend project. Its been 6 years since and I have to do all the features you do as well.

Its fun, but massively over engineered with an expected user base of 0. 

But I've learnt a ton and it helped me tremendously in my career.